Diddy Uses Nine Inch Nails Song in Video Without Permission

Trailer for rap impresario's blog features NIN's "The Mark Has Been Made".

Diddy's got a new blog on the way, and he's preparing the world for its utter greatness with a Nike-commercial-looking trailer featuring clips of himself alongside luminaries including Martin Luther King, Jr., Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Will Smith, and Barack Obama. So far, so Diddy.

Then there's the background music: an edit of the Nine Inch Nails instrumental "The Mark Has Been Made" from The Fragile. Even though he's one of the most famous samplers of all time, Diddy did not get permission to use the NIN track from the guy who made it, Trent Reznor.

While we're not sure if there's anything illegal about using someone else's music in an egomaniacal trailer for your non-existent blog, it does seem like Diddy could've at least given Trent a heads up.